Abstract:
A shop management apparatus and method are disclosed therein. The apparatus includes an input unit, a product information management unit, a communication unit, and a shop management unit. The input unit receives product information and discount event information within a shop. The product information management unit compares the product information and the discount event information with previously stored information, sends changed product information and changed discount event information, acquired based on a result of the comparison, to a lighting control scheduler, and receives a corresponding reception Ack message. The communication unit receives VLC data and illuminance information for each light ID, corresponding to the product information and the discount event information, from a portable manager device. The shop management unit checks an error of the VLC data, checks the illuminance of a corresponding LED light within the shop based on the illuminance information, and then manages the shop.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus that are capable of retransmitting lost RDM packets in RDM protocol to control various devices connected to DMX512 network. The method recovers an error in a remote controller for remotely controlling devices connected to DMX512 network via RDM protocol based on the DMX512 network. A RDM packet to be transmitted to each device is stored in a buffer, and then the RDM packet is transmitted to the device. A preset period of time is waited for so as to receive a response packet from the device. If the response packet is received within the preset period of time, a transaction number of the response packet is checked, and a sequence of the response packet with respect to previously arrived response packets is determined The corresponding RDM packet is retransmitted depending on a result of determination of the sequence.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of processing a Digital Multiplex (DMX)-Visible Light Communication (VLC) address and a device using the method. In the method of processing a DMX-VLC address, a DMX-512 packet is received. It is determined whether the DMX-512 packet includes dimming data by using a start code of the DMX-512 packet. Lighting data is processed using an address recorded in a DMX-512 address field of a DMX-VLC address included in the DMX-512 packet if it is determined that the DMX-512 packet includes the dimming data. Non-lighting data is processed using an address recorded in a DMX-VLC extended address field of the DMX-VLC address if it is determined that the DMX-512 packet does not include dimming data.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for controlling a fault in a lighting network The apparatus includes power selection units respectively provided in a plurality of lighting units connected to one another over a network, each power selection unit being configured to compare a reference voltage with an output voltage sensed from power supply signals input from power supply units respectively provided in a lighting unit, located ahead of a faulty lighting unit, and the faulty lighting unit if a fault occurs in the lighting unit, and to select supply power to be supplied to the faulty lighting unit. Lighting control units control driving of the faulty lighting unit using the selected supply power.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an inter-vehicle communication apparatus and method using visible light communication. The inter-vehicle communication apparatus using visible light communication includes a spreading code application unit for applying a spreading code to transmission data desired to be transmitted, and a transmission unit for generating a transmission frame based on the transmission data to which the spreading code is applied, and transmitting the transmission frame via a lighting lamp of a vehicle. The transmission frame includes a preamble field required to synchronize the transmission frame, a data field required to transmit the transmission data, and a position field required to provide hopping information of the transmission data.
Abstract:
A lighting fault diagnosis method includes determining a fault item among a plurality of fault items based on fault symptom data of a test for each fault item, and recommending a repair method suitable for the determined fault item.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a method for recognizing a table for an electronic menu system based on visible light and an apparatus for the same. The method includes receiving, by a visible light receiver connected to a smart device provided to a customer in a restaurant, multiple visible light signals from multiple lamps installed in the restaurant; detecting at least one valid signal from the multiple visible light signals in consideration of the multiple visible light signals and sensor data collected from a sensor installed in the smart device; and recognizing a table at which the customer is sitting using table information included in the at least one valid signal.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a lighting control switch using magnetic sensing and touch sensing and a method using the lighting control switch. The lighting control switch includes a magnetic sensing module for generating a magnetic sensing signal by sensing a magnetic signal that is generated in order to control a lighting device, a touch-sensing module for generating a touch-sensing signal by sensing a touch signal that is generated in order to control the lighting device, and a control unit for receiving the magnetic signal and the touch signal based on logic control in response to generation of at least one of the magnetic sensing signal and the touch-sensing signal and controlling the lighting device by generating a control signal in consideration of the magnetic signal and the touch signal.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for measuring a position of a light are disclosed. The apparatus for measuring a position of a light includes: an inputting unit configured to receive position information on a building and a floor in which a user is positioned; a position coordinate calculating unit configured to measure distances between a position of the user and wall surfaces in the building in each direction and calculate a position coordinate of the user based on the distances in each direction; a position determining unit configured to apply the position coordinate to a plan view corresponding to the position information to determine an initial position of the user; and a position information combining unit configured to receive a light identifier depending on movement of the user and store position information of the light corresponding to the light identifier.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a visible light communication method and device using a DMX-512 network. In the visible light communication method, dimming data packets are received. Visible Light Communication (VLC) data packets are generated. The dimming data packets and the VLC data packets are scheduled so that one or more of the VLC data packets are transmitted to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting devices connected over a Digital Multiplex (DMX)-512 network between transmission times of the dimming data packets.